Chemistry of Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium (Hardcover, 1993 ed.)

Boron has all the best tunes. That may well be the first impression of the Group 13 elements. The chemical literature fosters the impression not only in the primary journals, but also in asteady outflowofbooks focussing more or less closely on boron and its compounds. The same preoccupation with boron is apparent in the coverage received by the Group 13 elements in the comprehensive and regularly updated volume of the Gmelin Handbook. Yet such an imbalance cannot be explained by any inherent lack ofvariety, interest or consequence in the 'heavier elements. Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust; in the industrialised world the metal is second only to iron in its usage, and its compounds can justifiably be said to touch our lives daily - to the potential detriment of those and other lives, some would argue. From being chemical curios, gallium and indium have now gained considerably prominence as sources of compound semiconductors like gallium arsenide and indium antimonide. Nor is there any want ofincident in the chemistriesofthe heavier Group 13 elements. In their redox, coordination and structural properties, there is to be found music indeed, notable not always for its harmony but invariably for its richness and variety. Thisbook seeks to redress the balance with a definitive, wide-rangingand up-to-date review of the chemistry of the Group 13 metals aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium.

General

Imprint:	Chapman and Hall
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1993
First published:	1993
Editors:	A.J. Downs
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	526
Edition:	1993 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7514-0103-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Analytical chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7514-0103-X
Barcode:	9780751401035

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